Connecticut § 9-232 Challenges to the right of any person offering to vote. Challenges to not be indiscriminate and to be under oath.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 9-232 — Challenges to the right of any person offering to vote. Challenges to not be indiscriminate and to be under oath.

Connecticut § 9-232

Title 9Elections

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-232 (2026).

Text

(a)Any elector may challenge the right of any person offering to vote, on the ground of want of identity with the person on whose name the vote is offered, or disfranchisement or lack of bona fide residence, and the moderator shall decide upon the right of the person so challenged to vote.

(b)Challenges shall not be made indiscriminately and may only be made if the challenger knows, suspects or reasonably believes such a person not to be qualified and entitled to vote. Any challenge by an elector and the statement of the person challenged shall be under oath, administered by the moderator.

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(a) Any elector may challenge the right of any person offering to vote, on the ground of want of identity with the person on whose name the vote is offered, or disfranchisement or lack of bona fide residence, and the moderator shall decide upon the right of the person so challenged to vote. (b) Challenges shall not be made indiscriminately and may only be made if the challenger knows, suspects or reasonably believes such a person not to be qualified and entitled to vote. Any challenge by an elector and the statement of the person challenged shall be under oath, administered by the moderator.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 1060; 1953, S. 709d; P.A. 75-348, S. 1, 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 111.) History: P.A. 75-348 added new Subsec. (b) re grounds for challenges and required oath; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re registrar's appointment of challengers, effective June 23, 2021.